Meaning

6 senses
  1. Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.

  2. (US, informal, offensive, sometimes)Of hair: tightly curled or twisted; frizzy (often specifically in reference to Afro textured hair)

    курча́выйkurčávyj, косма́тыйkosmátyj

  3. (rare)Inclined to sleep; sleepy.

  4. Foamy; having a large head.

  5. Nervous, excitable.

  6. (Scotland)Brittle.

More definitions
  • (of hair) in small tight curls

Examples

29 sentences
  1. I need nappies for my baby.

    Мені потрібні пелюшки для дитини. — User55521

    ruМне нужны подгузники для ребёнка. — marafon

  2. I don't know how to change a nappy.

    ruЯ не знаю, как поменять подгузник. — odexed

  3. You can't even change a nappy.

    Ти навіть памперс не можеш поміняти. — deniko

  4. I have to change the baby's nappy.

    Я маю поміняти дитині памперс. — deniko

    ruМне надо поменять ребёнку памперс. — marafon

  5. Tom needs a nappy change.

    Тому вже час поміняти підгузник. — deniko

Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
tightly curled or twisted:

Origin

Related to knap.

Related to knap.

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Forms

nappier, nappiest
Comparativenappier Lesson
Superlativenappiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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